A Pilot Randomised Clinical Trial Comparing a Short-Term Perioperative Prophylaxis Regimen to a Long-Term Standard Protocol in Equine Colic Surgery

• Main Authors: Sabita Diana Stöckle (Author), Dania A. Kannapin (Author), Anne M. L. Kauter (Author), Antina Lübke-Becker (Author), Birgit Walther (Author), Roswitha Merle (Author), Heidrun Gehlen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: For surgical interventions classified as clean or clean-contaminated, including laparotomy, guidelines in human and veterinary medicine recommend a short-term perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP). In equine colic surgery, however, PAP commonly exceeds 24 h. Objectives: The aim of t...